Campsite Security Revisited

BarabooBob wrote:
Lantley, I have had a couple of times where having situational awareness has kept me out of trouble. By being aware of what was happening around me, I have stopped people from getting robbed at a mall. I have reported burglaries in progress, and stayed around to assist officers take people into custody. I assisted a police officer that was outnumbered by the bad guys, by the way, this is a normal situation for a police officer.
Almost every active duty or retired officer has done this. You are never really off duty or totally retire. You are just out of uniform.
My wife has been with me for over 35 years. If I "go on alert" she looks for escape routes. She will be the woman helping to get people to safety in the event things go to ****. She would not be the useless person sitting there crying and waiting for someone to rescue her. If needed , she can and will grab a firearm to protect herself and others.
This is life for all people in the armed services, police officers, firefighters, and first responders of all kinds. We are not being paranoid, we are being realistic. **** happens.

Deciding to be on duty at all times is your choice.
The job is not requiring you to be on duty or conduct surveillance,
that is your personal decision. If you enjoy living that way, I see no problems with it
I prefer to be off duty while camping. I have actually been involved in a few arrest and managed to subdue a shoplifter or 2 in my retail days. I have also witnessed and assisted at a couple of major accidents.
I am self employed,I put in long days and I am always on the clock.
However, I know how to put work away and relax. I have lots of equipment and valuables on jobs sites and in trucks all over town.
I have it insured, and after a few losses/claims I have come to realize it's just stuff. I don't need to watch it or worry about it 24/7.
The reality for me is I can't possibly be everywhere or watch everything. I also cannot worry about the next bad guy who may cross my path.
If/when life circumstances put me in harms way, I am capable of dealing with it. But I know worrying or being constantly on alert is not how I want to live.
With that in mind I work hard, take precautions as necessary, and relax/recharge when I can.
I have also learned that it takes all types to make this world spin. We have brave 1st responders always on the ready. We have tradesman that keep things working and running through all conditions. We have teachers to nurture and educate are youth.
In today's wide open gig economy we see people with unique talents all the time.
What we don't have is useless people,while it may not always be obvious everyone has a talent.
Yes we have rescuers and those that need to be rescued. But in the big scheme of life the roles can easily be reversed. Sometimes you are the rescuer and sometimes you are the rescuee. But I do not believe there is ever a time that I would consider someone in need worthless:?